Full Result 5.45 Sha Tin (HK) | 14 December 2003

Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)

(3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £640,000 2nd £240,000 3rd £120,000 4th £64,000 5th £36,000 6th £20,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	14. Vallee Enchantee (IRE) 11/2 Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	Dominique Boeuf E Lellouche	3	85	–	–	115	–
b f Peintre Celebre (USA) - Verveine (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up towards rear, 11th straight, headway over 1 1/2f out, soon hard ridden, stayed on to lead last 50yds

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	5. Polish Summer 8/1 Christophe Soumillon A Fabre	Christophe Soumillon A Fabre	6	90	–	–	118	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Hunt The Sun (Rainbow Quest)
Mid-division, 7th straight, hard ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right, headed and no extra 50yds out

3⁽¹⁾ shd [¾]	7. Warrsan (IRE) 12/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	5	90	–	–	118	–
b h Caerleon (USA) - Lucayan Princess (High Line)
Tracked leader in 3rd, 3rd straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, switched to inside and stayed on well under pressure closing stages, just missed 2nd

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [1¼]	11. Roosevelt (IRE) 16/1 Mick Kinane D Oughton	Mick Kinane D Oughton	3	89	–	–	117	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Star Begonia (Sadler's Wells)
Held up towards rear, 10th straight, stayed on final 1 1/2f

5⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1½]	1. Fair Mix (IRE) 8/1 Gerald Mosse M Rolland	Gerald Mosse M Rolland	5	90	–	–	117	–
gr h Linamix (FR) - Fairlee Wild (USA) (Wild Again)
Mid-division, dropped back to 12th entering straight, stayed on steadily down outside under pressure from 1 1/2f out

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2]	9. River Dancer (IRE) 14/1 Shane Dye J Size	Shane Dye J Size	4	90	–	–	116	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Darara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Raced in 2nd until led 2f out, headed over 1f out, beaten when slightly hampered inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	8. Imperial Dancer 4/1F Ted Durcan Mick Channon	Ted Durcan Mick Channon	5	90	–	–	116	–
b h Primo Dominie - Gorgeous Dancer (IRE) (Nordico)
In rear, no room and switched left over 1 1/2f out, stayed on from over 1f out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2½]	12. Kalabar 7/1 Thierry Thulliez P Bary	Thierry Thulliez P Bary	3	89	–	–	115	–
b c Kahyasi (IRE) - Imbabala (Zafonic)
Mid-division, 8th straight, ridden and one pace final 1 1/2f

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [2¾]	2. Indian Creek 8/1 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	5	90	–	–	115	–
br h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Blue Water (USA) (Bering)
Held up in last, ridden on outside over 1 1/2f out, stayed on at one pace

10⁽²⁾ ¾ [3½]	10. Red Pepper 20/1 Douglas Whyte C H Yip	Douglas Whyte C H Yip	6	90	–	–	114	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Final ShotI (Dalsaan)
In touch on inside, 5th straight, switched left over 1 1/2f out, stayed on at same pace from over 1f out

11⁽⁵⁾ shd [3½]	4. Fields Of Omagh (AUS) 11/1 Steven King Tony McEvoy	Steven King Tony McEvoy	6	90 v	–	–	114	–
b g Rubiton (AUS) - Finneto (AUS) (Cerreto)
Close up, 6th straight, ridden and one pace final 1 1/2f

12⁽¹³⁾ 4¼ [7¾]	3. Maktub (ITY) 16/1 Frankie Dettori B Grizzetti	Frankie Dettori B Grizzetti	4	90	–	–	107	–
b c Love The Groom (USA) - Carmen The Best (IRE) (Waajib)
Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, 13th straight, soon beaten

13⁽¹²⁾ 2¼ [10]	13. Industrial Success (IRE) 40/1 Jamie Spencer C H Yip	Jamie Spencer C H Yip	3	89	–	–	104	–
b c Bering - Fantastic Flame (IRE) (Generous)
Raced in 4th, pushed along over 2 1/2f out, 4th straight, soon weakened

14⁽⁴⁾ 6¾ [16¾]	6. Sabiango (GER) 16/1 Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	Eduardo Pedroza A Wohler	5	90 b	–	–	94	–
ch h Acatenango (GER) - Spirit Of Eagles (USA) (Beau's Eagle)
Set steady pace, headed 2f out, weakened

14 ran Winning time: 2m 28.20s (slow by 1.20s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Ecurie Wildenstein (Vallee Enchantee) 1st breeder: Dayton Investments Ltd
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Polish Summer)
3rd owner: Saeed Manana (Warrsan)

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5:45 Sha Tin (HK) 14 Dec 2003

Hong Kong Vase (Group 1)